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Vol. 5 No. 3 (2025)
The International "Journal of Academic Research for Humanities"

Research Articles

Open Candidacy with Weighted Voting System (OCWVS): A Micro-Democratic Framework for Service, Transparency, and Immediate Accountability

Published 30-09-2025

  • Syed Aftab Alam

Syed Aftab Alam
BWO Researches International (15162394 Canada Inc.), Markham, ON, Canada,

Abstract

The original spirit of democracy is to empower the people and ensure social welfare. However, modern mass democracy has suffered a structural failure, wherein wealth dictates candidacy, and voters are constrained to choose from pre-selected, self-interested individuals. This paper introduces the Open Candidacy with Weighted Voting System (OCWVS), a revolutionary micro-democratic solution applied at the community and town levels within the Alam Happy Town (AHT) framework. By structurally enforcing zero self-candidacy, a 95% consensus rule, and a qualitative weighted voting metric based on education and experience, the OCWVS eliminates political corruption. The model redefines constituency boundaries to exactly 40 houses, leveraging the biological Dunbar Principle for maximum social trust. Through a natural hierarchy, four communities form one town served by a 5-member assembly dedicated purely to services, not tax administration. Accompanied by the continuous right to de-elect, this framework restores the natural essence of human governance, guaranteeing a peaceful, progressive, and highly functional society.

Keywords

Green energy, Sustainable agriculture, Farmer attitudes, Government policies, Environmental sustainability

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